Kosmos 2516

Glonass-M satellite model
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
COSPAR ID	2016-032A[1]
SATCAT no.	41554[1]
Website	GLONASS status
Mission duration	Planned: 7 years Actual: 4 years, 5 months[2]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GLONASS No. 753
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[3]
Launch mass	1,414 kilograms (3,117 lb) [3]
Dry mass	250 kg[3]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [3]
Start of mission
Launch date	May 29, 2016, 08:44 (2016-05-29UTC08:44Z) UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat[3][4]
Launch site	Plesetsk 43/4
Contractor	Russian Aerospace Defence Forces
End of mission
Last contact	November 2020 (2020-12)[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit
Semi-major axis	25,508 km (15,850 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0011362[1]
Perigee altitude	19,159 km (11,905 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,101 km (11,869 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.70 degrees[1]
Period	675.7 minutes[1]
Epoch	30 January 2017

Kosmos 2516 (Russian: Космос 2516 meaning Space 2516) is a Russian military satellite launched in 2016 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 753.^[4]

Kosmos 2516 was launched from Site 43/4 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. A Soyuz-2-1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 08:44 UTC on 29 May 2016. The launch successfully placed the satellite into a Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2016-032A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 41554.^[1]

The satellite is in orbital plane 2, in orbital slot 11.^[5]

Kosmos 2516 experienced a depressurization event in November 2020, which permanently disabled the satellite after four years in service. GLONASS-K 15 (No. 705), launched on 25 October 2020, was repurposed as its replacement.^[2]